Carl Brownell
@carlbrownell.bsky.social
Retired high school history teacher and department chair. Music, baseball and basketball passions. Still figuring it all out.
Preach!!
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs.
Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year.
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year.
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
August 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Preach!!
Well playef
The women have won four World Cups, but absolutely congratulations to the men for making it to the knockout round.
Yes, this is a reminder that the USA has, in fact, won a World Cup — four of them. In case you heard otherwise.
Yes, this is a reminder that the USA has, in fact, won a World Cup — four of them. In case you heard otherwise.
June 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Well playef
Damn right!
May 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Damn right!
This is my clan.
i am habitually early for everything. being late or making other people late makes me break out in hives. i can't tell you how much time i've spent in parking lots waiting for a party/appointment/show to begin because i was early. waiting is a better feeling than being late
April 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This is my clan.
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Headline: The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
Why It Matters: The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
The Big Picture: Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
Why It Matters: The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
The Big Picture: Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand
April 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Headline: The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
Why It Matters: The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
The Big Picture: Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
Why It Matters: The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
The Big Picture: Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand
One of the best bands of the 80's
February 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
One of the best bands of the 80's
How weak is ICE?
They go south until spring because they can’t handle a Chicago winter
They go south until spring because they can’t handle a Chicago winter
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How weak is ICE?
They go south until spring because they can’t handle a Chicago winter
They go south until spring because they can’t handle a Chicago winter
Please read the description. It is 100% accurate
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Please read the description. It is 100% accurate
Not been to Miami but have hit all the other cities
I don’t think I’ve been to San Antonio, but I’ve been to all the others
October 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Not been to Miami but have hit all the other cities
Come to Chicago
dispiriting dearth of under-50yr olds in NYC March
October 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Come to Chicago
This cover version is just what I needed. Thanks for the discovery!!
Okay, hear me out. It's the Punch Bros doing "Just What I Needed" at the AV Club.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTLj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTLj...
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This cover version is just what I needed. Thanks for the discovery!!
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I saw this racist bullshit coming the second our classrooms switched from blackboards to whiteboards.
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I saw this racist bullshit coming the second our classrooms switched from blackboards to whiteboards.
Yes!! I stand as well.
I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yes!! I stand as well.
The Onion always finds the funny
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
LONDON—Claiming that he recognized the member of the royal family, but his memory was hazy, President Donald Trump has spent his entire trip to the U.K. trying to figure out where he knows Prince Andr...
theonion.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Onion always finds the funny
RIP Terence Stamp. A furiously great actor. It is maddening that The Limey isn't being mentioned in his remembrances. A terrific movie where he shows his fantastic range of all kinds of emotions.
August 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
RIP Terence Stamp. A furiously great actor. It is maddening that The Limey isn't being mentioned in his remembrances. A terrific movie where he shows his fantastic range of all kinds of emotions.
I (six years old) wanted to watch, but my four older siblings wouldn't let me. They said it was baby television and kept the channel on Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island reruns. Not sure who was better served in that situation
My mom said to me, “They made a TV show just for you!” And sat me down to watch the premiere in 1970, aged 5.
July 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I (six years old) wanted to watch, but my four older siblings wouldn't let me. They said it was baby television and kept the channel on Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island reruns. Not sure who was better served in that situation
This will brighten up your day, unless you are a fan of the Thunder
Haliburton, as called in:
Brazil, France, Iceland, U.S. (in Spanish), Albania, U.S. (ESPN Radio), Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Canada, and Croatia:
Brazil, France, Iceland, U.S. (in Spanish), Albania, U.S. (ESPN Radio), Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Canada, and Croatia:
June 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This will brighten up your day, unless you are a fan of the Thunder
Reposted by Carl Brownell
I’m not sure if you can overdose on schadenfreude but we’re about to find out
June 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’m not sure if you can overdose on schadenfreude but we’re about to find out
This is exactly right
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is exactly right
Every May 18th (my birthday), I think back to my 16th birthday in 1980 for its two cataclysmic events:
1) Mt. St. Helens eruption
2) Ian Curtis suicide
1) Mt. St. Helens eruption
2) Ian Curtis suicide
May 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Every May 18th (my birthday), I think back to my 16th birthday in 1980 for its two cataclysmic events:
1) Mt. St. Helens eruption
2) Ian Curtis suicide
1) Mt. St. Helens eruption
2) Ian Curtis suicide
I think Trump is finally learning how tariffs work as a tax on US companies and consumers
May 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I think Trump is finally learning how tariffs work as a tax on US companies and consumers
Reposted by Carl Brownell
Trump has been president for 100 days—and he’s made a deliberate attempt to flood the system and exhaust the public.
It can be hard for most people to keep up. That's by design.
As a candidate, Trump said he'd lower prices. As president, here's what he's done 🧵
It can be hard for most people to keep up. That's by design.
As a candidate, Trump said he'd lower prices. As president, here's what he's done 🧵
April 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Trump has been president for 100 days—and he’s made a deliberate attempt to flood the system and exhaust the public.
It can be hard for most people to keep up. That's by design.
As a candidate, Trump said he'd lower prices. As president, here's what he's done 🧵
It can be hard for most people to keep up. That's by design.
As a candidate, Trump said he'd lower prices. As president, here's what he's done 🧵
Reposted by Carl Brownell
This is real. This is happening.
BREAKING NEWS: America Is Back in the Slave Trade
A Trump administration filing in federal court in Maryland may be the most shocking confession any presidential administration has made in generations—as it signals a reinstitution of the slave trade.
sethabramson.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This is real. This is happening.
My money is on both
Alabama, your senator is either a shameless liar or a total idiot.
Tommy Tuberville: "We have entire men's teams across this country now that are tuning trans. Women's teams are turning trans. That's gonna be a situation where it's gonna pick up speed because these woke globalists are pushing these kids."
April 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My money is on both